Hello everyone! Welcome back from break!
We are finishing up with Hiroshima today and tomorrow. As we finish with our text, think about the stories told by the survivors of Hiroshima.
For Homework: Take these days as time to reflect and regroup. Below are prompts for writing. Monday, you answer the writing prompts. Tuesday, interview someone at home asking the same questions. How are your answers the same? How are they different?
Level 1:
A: What is an emergency?
B: Where would you go in case of an emergency?
C: How do you show someone you care?
Level 2:
A: What do you do in case of an emergency? Who would you turn to for help? Why?
B: Are you a leader or follow? Give an example to show your thinking.
Level 3:
A: What is your action plan during an emergency?
B: Who is someone you depend on for support? Why?
C: What characteristics make someone a leader?
Folks at home sign: ___________________________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Monday, February 27, 2017
Friday, February 17, 2017
Homework for Winter Break: February 17-24
Hello All!
Below is the homework for Winter Break.
Folks at home please sign completed assignments.
Below is the homework for Winter Break.
Folks at home please sign completed assignments.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Homework: February 16
Hello Everyone!
Today in class we discuss legacies.
A legacy is someone who has had an impact or effect.
A legacy can be negative or positive.
For example:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is an example of a positive legacy.
Hitler is an example of a negative legacy.
For homework: Work with someone at home to answer the following questions.
Level 1: Ask a family who they think is an example of:
A positive legacy
A negative legacy
Why did you select these two people?
Level 2: Ask a family who they think is an example of:
A positive legacy
A negative legacy
Why did you select these two people? How are these two people similar? How are they different?
Level 3: Ask a family who they think is an example of:
A positive legacy
A negative legacy
Why did you select these two people? How are these two people similar? How are they different?
What characteristics of the positive legacy could you use?
Folks at home sign:
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Homework packets will be posted for the Winter Break.
Today in class we discuss legacies.
A legacy is someone who has had an impact or effect.
A legacy can be negative or positive.
For example:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is an example of a positive legacy.
Hitler is an example of a negative legacy.
For homework: Work with someone at home to answer the following questions.
Level 1: Ask a family who they think is an example of:
A positive legacy
A negative legacy
Why did you select these two people?
Level 2: Ask a family who they think is an example of:
A positive legacy
A negative legacy
Why did you select these two people? How are these two people similar? How are they different?
Level 3: Ask a family who they think is an example of:
A positive legacy
A negative legacy
Why did you select these two people? How are these two people similar? How are they different?
What characteristics of the positive legacy could you use?
Folks at home sign:
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Homework packets will be posted for the Winter Break.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Homework: Feb. 15
Hello everyone!
Today we discussed MLK and his approach to violence. We compared it to the acts we have seen throughout history.
For homework:
Level 1: Who is someone you respect? Why? What have they done to earn your respect?
Level 2: Who is someone you admire for the way they handle conflict? Give an example to support your thinking.
Level 3: Who is someone you think is a model citizen? Give a rubric in which you rated this person.
Folks at home sign:
Please complete twenty minutes of IXL daily.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Homework: February 14- Happy Valentine's Day
Today we talked about idioms.
An idiom is a saying that help explain things about life.
The phrases are often times silly and can create a picture in you head.
For example: It's raining cats and dogs
Does this mean it is really raining cats and dogs? No, it means that it is raining really hard.
For homework: Write the meaning of the following idioms below.
Level 1:
1. It cost me an arm and a leg.
2. You have a heart of gold.
Level 2:
1. A penny for your thoughts
2. You are the apple of my eye
3. Don't cry over spilled milk
Level 3:
1. Curiosity killed the cat
2. Don't put all your eggs in one basket
3. Every cloud has a silver lining
4. Hit the nail on the head
Folks at home sign: ______________________
Please complete IXL daily: ___________________
An idiom is a saying that help explain things about life.
The phrases are often times silly and can create a picture in you head.
For example: It's raining cats and dogs
Does this mean it is really raining cats and dogs? No, it means that it is raining really hard.
For homework: Write the meaning of the following idioms below.
Level 1:
1. It cost me an arm and a leg.
2. You have a heart of gold.
Level 2:
1. A penny for your thoughts
2. You are the apple of my eye
3. Don't cry over spilled milk
Level 3:
1. Curiosity killed the cat
2. Don't put all your eggs in one basket
3. Every cloud has a silver lining
4. Hit the nail on the head
Folks at home sign: ______________________
Please complete IXL daily: ___________________
Monday, February 13, 2017
Homework: Feb 13
Today we discussed to use of Social Media and hashtags.
We pretended were characters from Hiroshima who were posting events of our lives before, during and after Little Boy hit Hiroshima.
We posted Tweets summarizing sections of text we read from Hiroshima.
For Homework: All levels!
Create a tweet** about event from today or this past weekend.
Remember to include one hashtag to group your tweet in a topic
**These are paper and pencil based Tweets. No internet posting is needed.
Folks at home sign: _____________________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
We pretended were characters from Hiroshima who were posting events of our lives before, during and after Little Boy hit Hiroshima.
We posted Tweets summarizing sections of text we read from Hiroshima.
For Homework: All levels!
Create a tweet** about event from today or this past weekend.
Remember to include one hashtag to group your tweet in a topic
**These are paper and pencil based Tweets. No internet posting is needed.
Folks at home sign: _____________________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Friday, February 10, 2017
Homework: February 10
Happy Friday!
Today we continued to work on contractions. We talked about how contractions are used in informal writing.
For homework: Combine the highlighted text to create a contraction.
Level 1: Sentences 1, 3, and 5
Level 2: Sentences 2, 4, and 6
Level 3: All sentences
Folks at home sign: ___________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Today we continued to work on contractions. We talked about how contractions are used in informal writing.
For homework: Combine the highlighted text to create a contraction.
Level 1: Sentences 1, 3, and 5
Level 2: Sentences 2, 4, and 6
Level 3: All sentences
1.
I could not stop if I tried.
___________________
2.
Ask as
many questions as you want; it is your business.
_____________
3.
I hate
cupcakes; they will be the death of me.
___________________
4.
I have given up on waiting for her.
___________________
5.
Please do not throw things in my class.
___________________
6.
He has not even started his work.
___________________
Folks at home sign: ___________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Homework: February 8
Hello Everyone!
Today we worked on contractions today.
A Contraction is the shorten way of writing 2 words combined.
For Homework: create the correct contraction fro the sentences below.
Level 1: Pick 3 sentences to create the contraction for.
Level 2: Pick 4 sentences to create the contraction for.
Level 3: Pick 6 sentences to create the contraction for.
Folks at home please sign: ________________________
Complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Today we worked on contractions today.
A Contraction is the shorten way of writing 2 words combined.
For Homework: create the correct contraction fro the sentences below.
Level 1: Pick 3 sentences to create the contraction for.
Level 2: Pick 4 sentences to create the contraction for.
Level 3: Pick 6 sentences to create the contraction for.
Folks at home please sign: ________________________
Complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Monday, February 6, 2017
Homework: February 6 and 7
Hello everyone!
Feb 6th and 7th we will be reading about Mr. Tanimoto. Mr. Tanimoto is one of the 6 characters from Hiroshima. As we learn about Mr. Tanimoto, we realize he is a self-less man who goes out of his way to help others.
For homework: Each day pick one person you think is helpful and/trustworthy. (Please pick a different person for each day)
Level 1:
1. Who is this person (what is his/her relationship to you?)
2. What characteristics does this person have that makes you think they are helpful and /or trustworthy?
Level 2:
1. Who is this person (what is his/her relationship to you?)
2. What characteristics does this person have that makes you think they are helpful and /or trustworthy?
3. Give an example of how this person showed these characteristics to you.
Level 3:
1. Who is this person (what is his/her relationship to you?)
2. What characteristics does this person have that makes you think they are helpful and /or trustworthy?
3. Give an example of how this person showed these characteristics to you.
4. Give one example of how you can practice this same characteristic in your own life.
Folks at home sign: _________________________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Feb 6th and 7th we will be reading about Mr. Tanimoto. Mr. Tanimoto is one of the 6 characters from Hiroshima. As we learn about Mr. Tanimoto, we realize he is a self-less man who goes out of his way to help others.
For homework: Each day pick one person you think is helpful and/trustworthy. (Please pick a different person for each day)
Level 1:
1. Who is this person (what is his/her relationship to you?)
2. What characteristics does this person have that makes you think they are helpful and /or trustworthy?
Level 2:
1. Who is this person (what is his/her relationship to you?)
2. What characteristics does this person have that makes you think they are helpful and /or trustworthy?
3. Give an example of how this person showed these characteristics to you.
Level 3:
1. Who is this person (what is his/her relationship to you?)
2. What characteristics does this person have that makes you think they are helpful and /or trustworthy?
3. Give an example of how this person showed these characteristics to you.
4. Give one example of how you can practice this same characteristic in your own life.
Folks at home sign: _________________________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Friday, February 3, 2017
Homework: Feb. 3
Hello everyone!
I hope you all had a great rest of the week!
Today we reviewed the elements of the text Hiroshima.
For Homework: Below is a list of activities you can do at home in your community. Remember, we read books like Hiroshima and Night to remind ourselves that we are all human.
Level 1: Pick 3 activities
Level 2: Pick 4 activities
Level 3: Pick 5 activities
Activity List:
Folks at home sign: _________________________________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
I hope you all had a great rest of the week!
Today we reviewed the elements of the text Hiroshima.
For Homework: Below is a list of activities you can do at home in your community. Remember, we read books like Hiroshima and Night to remind ourselves that we are all human.
Level 1: Pick 3 activities
Level 2: Pick 4 activities
Level 3: Pick 5 activities
Activity List:
- Meditate
- Make/cook something new
- Talk a walk with a family member and make a scrap book of your favorite places to visit
- Start a new book
- Watch a new tv show or movie on a topic that interest you (I love cooking shows)
- Take a picture of someone important to you. Be sure to capture them in way that shows us why you picked them
- Listen to a song from another country. What does it make you think of?
- Make a list of goals you have for yourself for the up coming semester
Folks at home sign: _________________________________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Homework: February 2
Hello Everyone!
Today we were introduced to two of the characters in Hiroshima. We also discussed why it is important to read text like Hiroshima. It reminds us that we are all human we basic needs.
For Homework: Please write down a list of...
Level 1: three things you can not live without. Give one sentence explaining why you selected each thing.
Level 2: four things you can not live without. Give one sentence explaining why you selected each thing.
Level 3: five things you can not live without. Give one sentence explaining why you selected each thing.
Folks at home sign: _____________________________________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Today we were introduced to two of the characters in Hiroshima. We also discussed why it is important to read text like Hiroshima. It reminds us that we are all human we basic needs.
For Homework: Please write down a list of...
Level 1: three things you can not live without. Give one sentence explaining why you selected each thing.
Level 2: four things you can not live without. Give one sentence explaining why you selected each thing.
Level 3: five things you can not live without. Give one sentence explaining why you selected each thing.
Folks at home sign: _____________________________________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Homework: February 1
Hello Everyone!
I hope you are all having a great start of the new schedule!
Today we interviewed each other and practiced presenting our partners to the whole class.
For Homework: Interview someone at home using the following questions.
Level 1: What do you know about WW2? What do you know about the bombing of Hiroshima?
Level 2: What do you know about WW2? What do you know about the bombing of Hiroshima? Do you think we should hurt others to protect ourselves?
Level 3: What do you know about WW2? What do you know about the bombing of Hiroshima? Do you think we should hurt others to protect ourselves? When do you think it is okay to use violence (is it every okay?)
Folks at home sign: _____________________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
I hope you are all having a great start of the new schedule!
Today we interviewed each other and practiced presenting our partners to the whole class.
For Homework: Interview someone at home using the following questions.
Level 1: What do you know about WW2? What do you know about the bombing of Hiroshima?
Level 2: What do you know about WW2? What do you know about the bombing of Hiroshima? Do you think we should hurt others to protect ourselves?
Level 3: What do you know about WW2? What do you know about the bombing of Hiroshima? Do you think we should hurt others to protect ourselves? When do you think it is okay to use violence (is it every okay?)
Folks at home sign: _____________________
Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.
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